Pihitia Station

This week we had a lot on and a lot to write about and I decided to choose when I went to Pihitia Station. It was really cool at the farm it was fun, but the best thing was we didn't have to do priorities at all.

So the first thing I did was line up to get on the bus. Once I was on the bus I was ready to go to Pihitia Station I just needed to wait. I sat with Bay and Wolfe. We did some dumb things on the way there, like shouting out DOG!!!! when we saw one. Once me, Wolfe and Bay were there we went into our class lines, then one teacher and one person at the farm took us over. The first thing we had a look at was the vehicles they use on the farm. They were the vehicles you usually see on a farm like a quad bike, a dirt bike, a ute, a buggy and a tractor. Then we got to go on the vehicles apart from the ute.

The next place we went to was my favourite part of the trip, which was the drone. So they turned on the drone and off it went.  It also had a TV to see what the drone was seeing in real-time. The further it went the laggier it was to see everything on the TV over time the drone came across a person under a quad bike but as soon as I saw it I knew it was a setup. We headed over to the next stop which when we chased sheep. We chased the sheep into a small gateway so they could get weighed and if they were over 30 kgs then I would be having mutton for dinner, which meant they were going to the butcher. The next stop was just about shearing sheep and what their wool gets made into.  Anything from carpet to surfboards!

The next stop was very interesting it was about pest trapping and how the traps work. But first, we looked at the pest skulls. The first one was a rat, the next one was a cat, then the next one a stoat and the last one possum. The traps they used were the Dock 3000, a cat trap and the one I can't remember the name of. The last thing I did at the stop was guessed what that bird sound was but I wasn't good at it. The last two stops were the butcher and milking a cow but I didn't find these ones interesting. So then we lined up to go back in the bus and back to school.  Overall it was a fantastic trip and I really liked it. 

LTP Cardboard Nation

 This week for LTP I did cardboard nation. At first I didn't know what to make in cardboard nation but then I was going to make a mask and the mask was mask of Uka Uka from CrAsH BaNdIcOoT.

So after lunch me Wolfe, Bay and Tay went to cardboard nation for LTP. When we all were sitting on the mat Tay didn't want to go to cardboard nation he wanted to go to loose parts and loose parts is the new activity which replace makey makey because Koka Terri left because of maternity leave. So we got started and I didn't know what to make but then I just made a mask. First I got some cardboard and cut it out into a mask like shape. Then I cut out some eye hole then I made some teeth and drew a mouth. Then I decorated it with fabric and drawing then I was done.

The final thing I did with my mask was put hole for string and then put in the string. I went to check what Bay and Wolfe made. Wolfe had made a mask to and Bay had made a mask like the mask for COVID 19. Then Wolfe said that my mask look like Uka Uka from Crash Bandicoot and it did.

LTP the Beach

 This week for LTP no one could do the usual thing for LTP because it was very sunny so we went down to the beach. I really liked it because I don't get to go down to the beach that much at school. 

So after lunch we all wondered what we were going to do for LTP. Once the bell rang we were going to go to Makey Makey again but that's when we found out we were going to the beach. When we got to the beach the first thing me and Bay did was make a sand chair and I was going to make a little pool of water to cool down your feet. I dug a hole right next to the the chair Bay was making it so you could sit in the chair and cool down your feet. Also, Wolfe was making a ramp right next to us but we didn't really care. 

After a while we finally finished the pool and the chair it also was very comfortable. Me and Bay were still needing one more thing for the pool, more water. But we were waiting for the tide for more water, but we needed to go which sad because it was nearly perfect but we lined up and walked back to school.